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My inability to read Pygmy

I bought Pygmy shortly after it was released; read the first chapter, and completely lost all motivation. The writing style is so hard for me to get into - maybe I am just being close-minded.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get motivated to read this book? I love all of Palahniuk's work, and I'm sure if I adjusted to the writing style I could get completely immersed in this book... it's just having motivation to adjust to the writing style in the first place isn't there.

Also - where does this book rank in your opinion to the rest of Chuck's work?

Rudemechanical - serial killer one? Survivor? That is my favorite book by Palahniuk... unless I am thinking of something different.

I just finished reading Doomed, and am about to start Invisible Monsters Remix - but I am hoping I get some motivation to read Pygmy after I finish. If it is ranked near the bottom it might be hard to get through...

I don't hate it as much as most people do. But I'd still rank it toward the bottom of Chuck's books, yes. I think it's an entertaining read. Just don't expect it to be like his earlier stuff, because it's not.

It depends on the work you're doing, but it can be really practical. At our office we receive most documentation digitally. We then use one screen to process applications while using the other screen to look at the necessary docs. Saves a lot of tab-alt-ing.

That makes sense. Has anyone ever tried the triple monitor? I suppose multi-tasking is mostly a two task thing. Three tasks seems a bit much. But then again it would probably be referred to as double-tasking if it was limited to two tasks.

My wrong thread PA- Comprehension is extremely difficult while tired. I feel like tired driving could be really dangerous.

Do the double monitors bother you at all? They give me terrible vertigo.

I actually don't use the double monitor all the time. I only need them every now and then. But the first few times I used it it was weird. It was mostly because as the new kid, I get their left over computer scraps. One monitor was like a completely different shape, size, and level than the other.

Some of the IT guys have TRIPLE monitors. I think they're just trying to show off though.

Nah, you did it in the right order. I'm only an intern. I'm like a professional swiss army knife. I can do a lot of things for you but if I'm not around when you need me you'll find a way to open that beer bottle without me.

Maybe my real purpose is to let you realize you could handle the challenge on your own. Maybe my job is to not be there.

(Do you think this will work on my boss? I really need Spring Break off. It will be good for the company.)

There's really not much to get. XKCD just never talks about business-related events, as they always take a backseat to the wonders of science, math, love, and programming. Also, the beret guy's reason for having so much money was explained in another comic called "Business Plan." He's not the business type, though. So it's also character humor.

But maybe I'm the fool, and I'm just laughing at the superficial stuff.

Agree with the not my favourite group of people, but to really read it properly you need to do some inner voice acting. Think of the lady you order Chinese food from at two in the morning on a Saturday night when she was a young boy.

I agree, it was his hardest to read. It's written ENTIRELY in burnt fucking tongue (which is maybe part of why he dedicated it to Amy Hempel?) Anyways, I made it through once. It took longer than his other books, but I really like it. Ranked above Damned, above Doomed and Tell-All, and below all the rest. (maybe?) But only because it took a lot of adjusting. That said, I reread it sort of recently, and I decided he's a mothafucking genius for being able to write something like that. The story's solid, the metaphors are funny, and once you adjust to Pygmy's voice, I thought it was a really intriguing narrator. As always, Palahniuk abandons all cliches.

I'm surprised you put it down after the first chapter, that's what had me hooked. He packed so much in about the American lifestyle in those first few pages I was very amused and looking forward to hearing what else he had to say.
I haven't finished Pygmy yet, but I still have a hard time understanding why it gets all this hate. Definitely not his best, but I still love it a lot.
And I was surprised to hear someone say they didn't like Rant. Even if you blow off the brain bending time travel stuff the whole Party Crashing sub culture and the Daytimer Nighttimer concepts are very interesting

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